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Article: Stephen King
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- Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
- Article date:
- February 20, 2008
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Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine, 1947. His parents were
Donald and Nellie Pillsberry King. For most of his life, he lived
with his mom and brother, David King, in Wayne, Indiana. His older
brother David was adopted, but that didn't matter to Stephen. His
father lived off in Stratford, Connecticut for most of his
childhood. At the age of 11, he moved to Durham, Maine.
There he attended a grammar school for a couple of years. He
later decided to transfer to Lisbon Falls High School. He loved to
write, and was very good at it. Let's just say, he had a very active
imagination. And those good writing skills got him a full
scholarship to the University of Maine Orono Campus where he was ...